Clinical Pharmacists as Key Members of the Patient‐Centered Medical Home: An Opinion Statement of the Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

@article{Nigro2014ClinicalPA,
  title={Clinical Pharmacists as Key Members of the Patient‐Centered Medical Home: An Opinion Statement of the Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy},
  author={Stefanie C. Nigro and Candice L. Garwood and Helen D Berlie and Brian K. Irons and Daniel S. Longyhore and M. Shawn McFarland and Joseph J. Saseen and Coralynn B Trewet},
  journal={Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy},
  year={2014},
  volume={34}
}
The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Ambulatory Care Practice Research Network (PRN) considers the role of clinical pharmacists to be fundamental to the success of the Patient‐Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model. Within the PCMH, pharmacists can improve the health of populations by participating in activities that optimize medication management. Multiple published articles support clinical pharmacist involvement in the PCMH with regard to promotion of team‐based care, enhanced access… 
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